Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ashe County, NC in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 26,580 population of Ashe County, North Carolina comprised of 1,355 people who identified as Hispanic (5.1%), and 25,225 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.9%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ashe County, North Carolina with a population of 25,695 (96.67%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 313 (1.18%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 278 (1.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ashe County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 24,506 (92.2%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,189 (4.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 281 (1.06%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Ashe, North Carolina.

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Population By Race in Ashe , NC in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 278 1.05%
White Alone 25,695 96.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 140 0.53%
Asian Alone 134 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.08%
Two Or More Races 313 1.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Ashe , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 67 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,189 4.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 47 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 32 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 211 0.79%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 24,506 92.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 93 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 123 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 281 1.06%